Friday, August 30, 2019


Friday Newsletter 8-30-18


THE WEEK AHEAD:
Mon NO SCHOOL – Labor Day/Picnic Cleanup
Tues – Volleyball Practice – 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Wed All School Mass (4th Ministry)
Thur – Earthquake Drill – 8:00 am
Fri   Dress Down Day
        Back to School Dance (Grades 5-8)
        6:30 – 9:30 pm

GRANDPARENTS DAY – CHANGE OF DATE: Please note that grandparents day, originally scheduled for Sept. 18th, has been moved to Wednesday, September 11th, beginning with Mass. We will then move over to the gym for fun & fellowship. The book fair will be open for purchases, as well. Please let Grandma & Grandpa know now, so that they may mark their calendar. If grandparents can’t make it, feel free to ask a “substitute grandparent” to join your child that morning. We are in need of a couple of volunteers that morning to help set up & set out refreshments. If you would be able to help, please contact Rosie in the office. Thank you!

WALKING FIELD TRIP FORM: Enclosed you will find a field trip form that makes it possible for students to participate in opportunities for involvement in the community that are within walking distance of the school. Because you sign this form, you will not have to fill out a field trip form for activities that are close by, as you have had to do in the past. However, for field trips where driving or bussing is involved, separate field trip forms will still be required. Please return on Tuesday. Thank you!

STUDENT COUNCIL: Congratulations to the newly elected Student Council members! They are: President - Ayden Schulte, Vice President – Aly Haeffner, Secretary – Zachary Vandike, Treasurer – Bella Groose, & class representatives: Shane Beck & Nora Burrows (4th), Rylee Vandike & Avery Wood (5th), Oliver Burrows & Austin Doerhoff (6th), & Phoebe Whittle & Deanna Backes (7th). We know you will represent OLOS School very well! Parents – please find and fill out permission slips, enclosed in today’s folder, giving permission for your child to stay for all meetings.

LOADS OF FUN/PLEASANT DREAMS FUNDRAISER: Please keep up the sales of the soaps, softeners, & sheets. The school makes $15 for each item sold. Sales end September 13th, so we have about two more weeks of sales. If you need more order forms, they are available from the school office. Thank you for helping make this fundraiser a success for our technology program.

FANTASY NIGHT NEWS: Flyers may be found in today’s folder. If you need more, contact Rosie in the office. Tickets have been printed and you should be hearing from the main ticket holders. With 33 school families, each family will need to work hard at selling tickets. With 300 tickets to sell, we count on all families to get out and sell! The “Early Bird Drawing” is September 18th (for another ticket or $110). All tickets & money should be handled DIRECTLY through the office/main holders/bank. Do NOT send money or tickets through the Friday folder or through the classroom folder. If you turn your tickets into the office or the bank, remember to let your main ticket holder know that you have done so. With less school families, we are working to get more parish involvement, and to this end, announcements will be made at weekend Masses and in upcoming bulletins. Those helping (other than OLOS School families/staff, Confirmandi) will be put in a drawing for a ticket to Fantasy Night 2020. Please help spread the word that we will open the doors to begin seating people at 5:30 pm (it says 6:00 on the flyer) in order to have everyone completely seated and ready to begin dinner at 6:30 promptly. Refreshments will only be available after 6:00 pm. There will be a F. N. meeting on Monday, Sept. 16th at 6:00 pm, in the cafeteria. All are invited!
  
HEALTH CHECKS: The Miller Co. Health nurses will be here on Thursday, Sept. 19th for health screenings. We are in need of at least two volunteers to assist. It should only take the morning. If you are available to help, please call Rosie in the office.

HOME & SCHOOL MEETING: The first H & S meeting will be on Tuesday, September 23rd at 6:30 pm. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Those attending will receive a bonus dress down pass for each of their school children. Tentative dates for future meetings are all on Tuesday evenings - Nov. 12th, Jan. 14th, & Mar. 10th.

EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION will be held on Saturday, May 9th, at the 6:30 pm Mass, with a reception following.

FIRST EUCHARIST is tentatively set for Sunday, May 2nd, 2020, with at Mass at 12:00 Noon.

EMERGENCY DRILLS: OLOSS students/staff will be conducting drills over the next several weeks. Classroom teachers discuss these drills with students beforehand, but it may be a good idea to discuss these at home with your younger children ahead of time.

PRINCIPAL HOURS: Please feel free to set up a meeting time if you need to address concerns or issues. School day hours that the principal is available (pending no school matters arise) are M,T,Th,F from 8-8:45, and M,T,W,Th,F from 1:00-2:25.

BASKETBALL MEETING – A meeting is scheduled for parents and students grades 4th- 8th interested in basketball, on Monday, Sept. 9th from 6:00 -7:30 pm. Please make plans to attend.

PROPANE THAT PAYS… This is the time of year when many people like to fill propane tanks or prepay. If you are or would like to be a customer of Capital Energy Co, please LET THEM KNOW that you are a member of OLOS parish (They cannot issue a donation on the customer’s behalf unless the customer tells them they are a member of the parish.) The parish receives a percentage for every gallon the customer buys. Last year the parish received funds of approximately $850. That’s worthwhile! Thank you for your support!

SIGN UP FOR GERBES COMMUNITY REWARDS:  OLOS is enrolled in the Gerbes “Community Rewards” program. This program offers money back to our school, based on enrolled customer’s spending. It is a really easy process. You just tie your Gerbes shopper’s card to our school account. If you don’t have a Gerbes shopper’s card, it takes less than a minute to get one at the store and also online. All the information needed to complete this process is online. @ www.gerbes.com/communityrewards. Our school code is 48253. It takes just a couple minutes so get all your family and friends to register as well! The school will receive quarterly payments in cash form. We will update you as we receive those funds. This has the potential to be a huge moneymaker for the school – the key is to get many, many people involved. Please pass the word to family and friends and thanks for supporting OLOS School!!!  

PARISH PICNIC: It is time once again to come together as a parish family and enjoy a working holiday weekend, all in good spirit and gratitude. Parents, please try to make sure that your children are prompt to their assigned duties. May God bless us all as we work in support of our parish and school! We wish everyone a great holiday weekend, and we’ll see you at the picnic!

SAVE, SAVE, SAVE. Save any used print cartridges, laser or jet, fax cartridges, etc, and send them in to school or leave in the church vestibule in the box so marked.
-Save those “Box Tops” found on many, many groceries & other misc. items – worth 10 cents each. Thanks to all for helping out.

PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON TUESDAY!

Friday, August 23, 2019


Friday Newsletter 8-23-19

THE WEEK AHEAD:
Mon Tornado Drill – 8:00 am
        Fantasy Night meeting – 6:00 pm
Tues – Volleyball Practice – 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Wed All School Mass (5/6 Ministry)
Thur School Spirit Dress Down Day
Fri   Dress Down Day

EMERGENCY DRILLS: OLOSS students/staff will be conducting drills over the next several weeks. Classroom teachers discuss these drills with students beforehand, but it may be a good idea to discuss these at home with your younger children ahead of time.

SCHOOL SPIRIT DRESS DOWN DAY: On Thursday we will have our first school spirit dress down day. Only those wearing the official school spirit shirt may dress down. All length requirements remain in force.

GRANDPARENTS DAY – CHANGE OF DATE: Please note that grandparents day, originally scheduled for Sept. 18th, has been moved to Wednesday, September 11th, beginning with Mass. We will then move over to the gym for fun & fellowship. The book fair will be open for purchases, as well. Please let Grandma & Grandpa know now, so that they may mark their calendar. If grandparents can’t make it, feel free to ask a “substitute grandparent” to join your child that morning.

PRINCIPAL HOURS: Please feel free to set up a meeting time if you need to address concerns or issues. School day hours that the principal is available (pending no school matters arise) are M,T,Th,F from 8-8:45, and M,T,W,Th,F from 1:00-2:25.

SPORTS FEE: If you paid your sports fee at the Open House, and you paid in cash, please contact Rosie in the office.

STUDENT COUNCIL: Enclosed you will find information on Student Council. Two reps are elected from each class – grades 4-8. In addition, officers are elected from grades 6-8. Students need to make their teachers aware on MONDAY if they are interested in running as a rep. or officer. Officer speech submissions are due by this Tuesday, August 27th. Meetings are monthly, and will be posted on the school calendar.

BASKETBALL MEETING – A meeting is scheduled for parents and students 4-8 interested in basketball, on Monday, Sept. 9th from 6:00 -7:30 pm. Please make plans to attend.

PROPANE THAT PAYS… This is the time of year when many people like to fill propane tanks or prepay. If you are or would like to be a customer of Capital Energy Co, please LET THEM KNOW that you are a member of OLOS parish (They cannot issue a donation on the customer’s behalf unless the customer tells them they are a member of the parish.) The parish receives a percentage for every gallon the customer buys. Last year the parish received funds of approximately $850. That’s worthwhile! Thank you for your support!

SIGN UP FOR GERBES COMMUNITY REWARDS:  OLOS is enrolled in the Gerbes “Community Rewards” program. This program offers money back to our school, based on enrolled customer’s spending. It is a really easy process. You just tie your Gerbes shopper’s card to our school account. If you don’t have a Gerbes shopper’s card, it takes less than a minute to get one at the store and also online. All the information needed to complete this process is online. @ www.gerbes.com/communityrewards. Our school code is 48253. It takes just a couple minutes so get all your family and friends to register as well! The school will receive quarterly payments in cash form. We will update you as we receive those funds. This has the potential to be a huge moneymaker for the school – the key is to get many, many people involved. Please pass the word to family and friends and thanks for supporting OLOS School!!!  

OUR SYMPATHY to Sheldon, Erica & Daxton Boessen (PK) , on the loss of dad (father-in-law, grandpa…), Jim Boessen. Please pray for their family as they go through this difficult time.



PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY!

Thursday, August 22, 2019


Friday Newsletter 8-16-19


THE WEEK AHEAD:
Mon Tornado Drill – 8:00 am
Tues – Parent Meeting/Volleyball – open gym, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Wed All School Mass (7/8 Ministry)
Thur
Fri   Dress Down Day

Welcome everyone to a new school year! We are off and rolling on a fantastic new school year, with so many smiling, happy faces! We especially want to welcome the following new students and staff: new principal, Mr. Jacob Akin, new preschoolers – Mackenzie Berry, Katie Eickhoff, Alexa Koetting, Liam Lage, Nash Lage, Liam Ramirez, & Delanie Whittle, and new 4th grader – Madisyn Suess. We are so glad that you are with us this year!

SUMMER BABY! We also welcome new baby Maelyn Rose Schwaller, little sister to Nolan, who is in our Kindergarten classroom. Nolan’s little sister was born on June 3rd, & weighed in at 6 lbs, 6 oz. Please pray for this new family of four, including proud parents, Adam & Jena.

GRANDPARENTS DAY – CHANGE OF DATE: Please note that grandparents day, originally scheduled for Sept. 18th, has been moved to Wednesday, September 11th, beginning with Mass. We will then move over to the gym for fun & fellowship. The book fair will be open for purchases, as well. Please let Grandma & Grandpa know now, so that they may mark their calendar. If grandparents can’t make it, feel free to ask a “substitute grandparent” to join your child that morning.

SUMMER GUN RAFFLE WINNERS:
June – Brian Bruemmer – Henry .22 Lever Action Blued,
Tom Rackers – Smith & Wesson M & P Shield
July – Debbie Schulte (JC) – Remington 870 EXP, 
Jeff Tucker – Smith & Wesson 9 mm Body Guard
August – Adam Holterman – Remington 770 w/scope,
Leon Kirkweg – Mossberg Patriot Walnut w/Vortex Scope

FUNDS RECEIVED: Over the summer we received $30.20 for the Cartridges for Kids program $51.84 for the Gerbes Community Rewards. More information on these programs may be found later in the notes.

FANTASY NIGHT HELP: Please, we need a parent volunteer to take the lead role for setting this great fundraiser up for our school. Any questions about this please email olosschool@gmail.com or call at 573-498-3574.

PRINCIPAL HOURS: Please feel free to set up a meeting time if you need to address concerns or issues. School day hours that the principal is available (pending no school matters arise) are M,T,Th,F from 8-8:45, and M,T,W,Th,F from 1:00-2:25.

DEADLINE FOR FRIDAY NOTES: Thursdays, 9:00 am. If you have items for the Friday notes, please write these items up, send them in, or email them to olosschoolsecretary@gmail.com (call to let me know you have emailed please). I don’t mind doing a little editing and rewording, but the bulk of the item should be outlined with details. All non-school related flyers need to be copied ahead of time on paper. The school cannot afford to supply paper for outside events). Upon approval by the principal, the information will then be placed in the Friday folder as a courtesy. It is not appropriate for the school to send out extraneous information that can be handled other ways.

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL: We do not have a “stock supply” of medications for students. You may choose to send in a pain reliever or other types of medicine for your child. Make sure to clearly mark the container(s), and send a note giving staff permission to dispense the medication, with explicit dosage instructions and dosage cups/spoons. These will be locked up in the office. Sometimes having medicine available here for your child can mean not having to come after him/her or making a special trip to bring medications.

 SIGN UP FOR GERBES COMMUNITY REWARDS:  OLOS is enrolled in the Gerbes “Community Rewards” program. This program offers money back to our school, based on enrolled customer’s spending. It is a really easy process. You just tie your Gerbes shopper’s card to our school account. If you don’t have a Gerbes shopper’s card, it takes less than a minute to get one at the store and also online. All the information needed to complete this process is online. @ www.gerbes.com/communityrewards. Our school code is 48253. It takes just a couple minutes so get all your family and friends to register as well! The school will receive quarterly payments in cash form. We will update you as we receive those funds. This has the potential to be a huge moneymaker for the school – the key is to get many, many people involved. Please pass the word to family and friends and thanks for supporting OLOS School!!!  

STUDENTS EATING SCHOOL LUNCHES: Students may choose a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in lieu of the main entrée if they have a note from home. They must bring a note on the day that the substitution is desired and must present it to the classroom teacher first thing in the morning. Please note that the “main entrée” is the protein item. For example, if our meal is vegetable soup with grilled cheese & string cheese, the substitution would be for the cheese sandwich & string cheese, not for the vegetable soup.

REMINDER TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS BRINGING LUNCHES FROM HOME:  Please see that your child’s lunch has everything they need for their meal – drinks, plates, utensils, condiments, napkins. The lunch program cannot afford to supply these things if the student is not buying the daily lunch.

HOMEWORK can only be picked up between 3:00 and 3:15 each day for students who have been absent. Requests can be made to send work home with siblings or others. Please specifically request homework when calling in your child’s absence if you so prefer. Some parents prefer to not have the homework, especially if their child is still feeling poorly.

PARENTS WELCOMED! You are always encouraged to attend Mass with the school children on Wednesdays, especially if your child’s class is involved with the ministry.

SAVE, SAVE, SAVE. Save any used print cartridges, laser or jet, fax cartridges, etc, and send them in to school or leave in the church vestibule in the box so marked.
-Save those “Box Tops” found on many, many groceries & other misc. items – worth 10 cents each. Thanks to all for helping out!

BIRTHDAY PARTIES/GET TOGETHERS: If your child is inviting children to a party from school, and is not including either the entire class, or all the girls, or all the boys, it is not appropriate to pass out invitations at school. To do this causes hurt feelings with some students. We know that this is not intentional, but it happens. If all are not invited (or all the girls or all the boys) then invitations must be handled outside of school. Thank you for your cooperation.


PLEASE RETURN YOUR FOLDER ON MONDAY!